Grossest thing ever tasted

EliseG
on 5/20/12 12:42 pm, edited 5/20/12 12:46 pm - MA
... is the IC Diocto Liquid! Ugh I am still gagging. Doc prescribed this for stool softener because he doesn't want me to swallow pills until 3 months post op. I haven't needed it before but I started soft foods this week, so I'm no longer just taking in liquids.  Anyone have experience with other things? Ugh I just can't drink that ever again!

Edited for spelling.

    

econtiff
on 5/20/12 12:46 pm - FL
VSG on 04/24/12
 No pills until 3 months? That seems extreme. I've been swallowing pills since 3 days out.
Your doctor seems to like to complicate your life. I'm not meaning that to sound mean but something needs to be easier for you!
EliseG
on 5/20/12 12:48 pm - MA
Lol, no I kind of agree with you, he does seem to like to complicate my life. When I asked him why I had to wait so long, he told me he didn't have any evidence that it would do any real harm, but he just didn't want anything messing with his staple line! Oh, surgeons *sigh* lol.

    

Mom78
on 5/20/12 12:46 pm
VSG on 02/10/12
Never heard of it, you can ask for miralax.  No taste to it!
                   SW: 227              GW: 150            HT: 5'6"  
   
EliseG
on 5/20/12 12:49 pm - MA
Is Miralax OTC or Rx?

    

moonglo82
on 5/20/12 12:51 pm
VSG on 03/29/12
Miralax is OTC.  Both Miralax and Benefiber are OTC and are virtually indetectable in liquids, hot or cold. 

Note:  if you do try the Benefiber, about the only place I can find it unflavored right now is Wal Mart... and then it's their brand, but the container says "compare to benefiber" on it. 

    
Highest weight: 277 Starting Weight: 250  Surgery Weight: 241  Current Weight: 130

Goal Reached in 10.5 months :)


 

EliseG
on 5/20/12 12:54 pm - MA
OK, good to know, thank you so much! I just told hubs that I will be making a pharmacy run tomorrow because I just can not swallow that awful stuff again! He jokingly asked me, how important is pooping, do you really HAVE to poop? I married a comedian apparently

    

moonglo82
on 5/20/12 12:55 pm
VSG on 03/29/12
Lol!  Men... sounds like my husband.  Too bad you don't live closer; our husbands would get along swimmingly!

    
Highest weight: 277 Starting Weight: 250  Surgery Weight: 241  Current Weight: 130

Goal Reached in 10.5 months :)


 

EliseG
on 5/20/12 1:01 pm - MA
Lol, I bet they would

    

moonglo82
on 5/20/12 12:47 pm
VSG on 03/29/12
Never had that, but my dr allowed me to just use benefiber and miralax for stool softening. After about three days of using benefiber 3x a day and miralax at bedtime, things were moving pretty good... now I just use the benefiber and have no issues. Maybe see if this would be an option for you?
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